I Have Major Body Issues And I Am Terrified My Daughters Will Too

Maybe my own past holds the key.

Apr 27, 2022

I Have Major Body Issues And I Am Terrified My Daughters Will Too   Today we have a raw and honest piece from Samm Burnham Davidson about her fear that her daughters will inherit her body image issues. It opens with her four-year-old checking herself out in the mirror while wearing a new hand-me-down and concluding: "Wow. I am so beautiful." Davidson needed a moment, because her reaction was so complicated: "I'm so proud that I haven't f*cked her up yet, but so worried that I will. Life has yet to beat the self-love out of her, but I'm sad knowing that will come." She can't even imagine feeling the same way — and she wants to do whatever she can to protect that instinct in her daughter. "After 37 years and four kids, admiring my own reflection feels near impossible," she admits. "But maybe if I figure out how I got here, I can create a better path for her."  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   READ MORE

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PRESENTED BY AMAZON PUBLISHING 'A Train to Moscow' Is Full of Family Secrets   If you're looking to get tangled up in someone else's family secrets, you'll love Elena Gorokhova's debut novel, A Train to Moscow. This powerful tale is filled with passion, loss, perseverance, and ambition. In post World War II Russia, a young artist named Sasha leaves her small, provincial town to pursue her dream of becoming an actress–a secret she's long kept from her family. Sasha moves to Moscow to attend drama school, disappointing her mother and grandparents, and leaving behind her first love, Andrei. Through her education, Sasha remains determined to succeed as an artist, but her passion is put to the ultimate test when she begins working. After graduation, Sasha starts her acting career in Leningrad, where Andrei has become a member of the Communist Party and as a result, a censor of her work. As her ambitions conflict with Andrei's duties, Sasha must decide if her dreams are truly worth the sacrifice.   Read it today

HORMONES When Your Tween Dumps All Their Sh*t On You   Got an emotional tween in the house? Today Vanessa Kroll Bennett revisits her daughter's tumultuous, tear-filled journey through this stage: "Sometimes, the tears turned into glass-shattering screams; other times, she asked me to lie next to her on her tiny bed and hold her tightly or sing to her." She offers up some guidance about how to help your kid while setting healthy boundaries for yourself.   READ MORE

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